Southern African Bus Operations Association (SABOA) has become known and respected as the voice of the bus industry in South Africa and represents its members at national, provincial and local government level, fulfills a watchdog function regarding policy and legislation, facilitates training for its SMME members, advises its members on transport-related matters, disseminates information to […]
Self-Healing concrete.
The idea of self-healing concrete originated with Carolyn Dry, an architecture professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in the early 1990s. Dry tried to embed concrete with glass capsules that would break when a crack formed and release methyl methacrylate glues. But the glues were too viscous to flow out and fill the cracks. […]
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Mobile app for all you need to know about concrete
Concrete Hub is a smart mobile app designed to offer a beautifully categorized collection of the latest construction industry updates, useful concrete tools (such as concrete calculator), smart dictionary, standards and guidelines, and educational materials and videos for Civil Engineering professionals, academics, researchers, and students. See more.
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Transport for Sustainability-An International Conference
Transport for Sustainability-An International Conference is supported by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies to examine and promote approaches that adopt a holistic view on sustainability, combining the key dimensions of sustainability—economic, social, and environmental—and addressing present and future needs. It will aim to stimulate debate on how this view can be consolidated […]
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The International Roundabout Conference
The International Roundabout Conference brings hundreds of transportation professionals together as a community of roundabout proponents and practitioners. This triennial conference provides a forum for the exchange of technical, policy, planning, operational, and administrative information on all aspects of roundabouts, including the safety and operational performance that this unique intersection provides for all modes.
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3rd International Conference on Access Management
Access management is the coordinated planning, regulation, and design of access between roadways and land development. It encompasses a range of methods that promote the efficient and safe movement of people and goods by reducing conflicts on the roadway system and at its interface with other modes of travel.
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Central, West Africa a hotbed of infrastructure growth, report finds
A study into infrastructure development in Africa has pointed to the emergence of Central and North Africa as megaproject hotspots, with 301 transport, energy and power, water and mining projects – denoting investment of $375.4-billion – currently under way on the continent. Continue…
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Kenya: home to mega infrastructure projects- these are just five of the big one
Looking to exploit its strategic location, Kenya has been hard at work on mega infrastructure projects. Consultants PwC estimate that bringing Kenya’s infrastructure up to the level of the region’s middle-income countries could boost annual growth by more than three percentage points. Continue
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Infrastructure development: East Africa is on the move
Kenya’s standard gauge railway (SGR), a new rail track that will stretch from Mombasa to Nairobi, is the most ambitious infrastructure project in the country since independence. Continue
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African Infrastructure Projects Spur FDI Investment
Africa is the world’s fastest-growing region for foreign direct investment. From 1990 to 2013, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) says, continue …
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